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Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

and how did they conduct themselves during this? The President: Yes, the South Vietnamese were ready. I have heard nothing that would indicate any cowardice or lack of responsibility on their part. The President then read to the group the Thomas Paine

Folder, "April 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. President's meeting with U Thant at the United Nations in New York City," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

: . Not to react negatively immediately to the President's speech. Please consider it carefully and react after very carefully reading it. Also told General DeGaulle not to react negatively. I have nothing to advise on the next step. Hanoi really wants to talk

Folder, "July 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Foreign Policy Advisors Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

or one and a half months. See if they will agree to the highest level, Prime Minister level, or people in Geneva. .. I would like to see Bill Bundy for a report on his talks with the Allies. Now, Bus, I read about all this offensive they plan for us

Folder, "October 22, 1968 - 1:15 p.m. Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

for the way they have handled the last few days. The President: (Read proposed cable to Bunker and Abrams). Insert A. I want to know what the military view is of this -- the military effects and morale. I want to know if Abrams thinks we should stop

Folder, "[February 10, 1965 - 2:10 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

. From a military point of view there is no reason to delay a strike. The President asked what our team in Saigon recommended. Secretary McNamara read parts of a message from General Westmoreland recommending (Tab immediate reprisals. (Copy attached) Mr

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Gulf of Tonkin Attack, 8/4/1964, Volume 3, Tab 20," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

the incident. This information we cannot use and must rely on other rep ort s we will be receiving . Secretary Rusk : We should ask the Congressional leaders whether we s hou ld seek a Congres sional r eso lut i on. (The dr aft resolution read by Secretary Rusk

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 3/26/1965, Volume 3, Tab 32," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

policy speech on Vietnam should be prepared. We should enlist new brain power in drafting the things which need to be said. One grows tired of reading only what the other side is saying. We should crank up our propaganda effort. Last week we did

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Mid/East Crisis, Volume 4, Tab 52," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

, the President asked for a new reading on Israeli capability. He said Ambassador Goldberg is l e ss certain about I s raeli superiority. Mr. Helms noted that he had sent a recent as sessment to Ambassador Goldberg but had had no response yet. Both Mr. Helms

Folder, "[January 20, 1966 - 5:50 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

given a signal - - but without dramatics. Then I would hope they would break out - - show their bottom befor e we showed ours. When other nations come in asking more time, tell them to go talk to the other side. It takes two to tango. I read we have

Folder, "[September 19, 1967 - 8:36 a.m. Congressional Leadership Breakfast]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Education and Labor. The President asked about the Clark Amendment to add $3 billion to the OEO in the Senate. Mansfield said w e should ge t as close to the Administration r e que st as possible . -4 At this point, the President read excerpts from

Folder, "[February 28, 1968 - 1:30 p.m. Meeting on Copper Strike]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

that Governor Romney had withdrawn from the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. The President read the dispatch, jokingly said that was 11 one down and two to go, 11 and turned back to Secretary Wirtz for his answer. Secretary Wirtz said there would

Folder, "[February 28, 1968 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting on Copper Strike]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

comments. No one made At this point, the President read a short statement which he had had drafted on the spot that called upon the parties to resume negotia tions immediately based upon the Taylor report. He said that if they could all agree

Folder, "Iraq - Presidential Correspondence," Special Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 25 (Item)

regretfully .returns letter and the enclosed bookle#~ herewith the President's ~ 4. . U~ Benjamin H. Read r~Executive Secretary Enclosures: 1. Baghdad's A-226. 2 •· Letter and enc lo sure. GROUP3 Downgraded at 12-year ~ntervals; not automatically

Folder, "Political - 1940 Miscellaneous," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 11 (Item)

importf.U'lt people liar sh w a.s oraay, but t ho report ie atill in tho !'ilos, m ioh mee.:ns thn.t any one asking Millot ·who Charles llareh 1a Jnight i'ind Millet out and a clerk might read t he roport yrh.ich might up u,et th.a plEU16 or t he inquirer

Folder, "Pepper, Claude (Senator) [1944]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 26 (Item)

'.".·tiegislative day, DECEMBER 7), 1943 Mr. · PEPPER introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT .RESOLUTION ·Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States . relating

Folder, "Uganda - Political Correspondence," Special Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 54 (Item)

~INCTON TO: Mr. , . Ben. Read i • F'ROM: For your :recornmendat:ion. . \ , : '· 13681 1TTOJ/J3OCT1968 VIA ITT KAMPALA 79 13 1326 UGANDA GOVT EtAT PRESIDE~T l B JOHNSON USAWASHINGTONDC ~l) 272 ON BEHALFOF MYSELFTHE GOVtRNMENT ANDTHE ?EO?Lt

Folder, "NSAM # 289: Indian Ocean Naval Deployment, 3/19/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 3 (Item)

off on Indian Ocean cruise for a while. Am passing by you because of your interest. I'll tell State we want another reading by 15 October. .--- SECRE'f DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON RECEIVED McGEORGE BUNDY'S Off.ICE August 4, 196 5 S/S 12224

Folder, "NSAM # 337: US Intelligence Facilities in Pakistan, 8/10/1965," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 7 (Item)

indicated above. John P . Walsh for SANIDZED Benjamin H. Read Executive Secretary E.O. 12958, Sec. 3.6 NLJ DI - I~'/ By~ NARA.Datc~ 03 - TOP SBeftH LIMITED DISTRIBUTION ~ THE t WHITE HOUSE f ASHINGTON NSAM 337 1 cy given to Chairman, JCS August 14

Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Recollections "The White House"" (Item)

tum Into a vegetable and getting to know many more brilliant and intcres ting, de• and appeared to slow or even read slowly, to some extent, stop some domestic progress when I want to. I do l!Ot lightful people. • • • One of my favorite things as far

Reference File, "Mrs. Johnson -Recollections "The White House"" (Item)

tum Into a vegetable and getting to know many more brilliant and intcres ting, de• and appeared to slow or even read slowly, to some extent, stop some domestic progress when I want to. I do l!Ot lightful people. • • • One of my favorite things as far

Folder, "Vice President's Trip to [Senegal]," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 1 (Item)

! Mlffl:A:L BRIEFIN}MF>lORANDUM FORTHEVICE PRF.SIDE>JT CONCERNIMJ OF SENEGAL 'IHEREPUBLIC (Should be read in conjunction with the unclassified country paper trans mitted under same cover). General Senegal was the oldest French West African dependency

Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

intermediaries involved thus closing down the private channel. This private rebuff must be read in the light of Hanoi's recent public state ments. These have all been extremely negative on the subject of peace negotiations. Let me cite a few of the more

Folder, "[July 27, 1965 National Security Council Meeting; Joint Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

here remark that "The Lcacership seems mighty hawky so far.'') The Russians had problems a:nd weaknesses of e1eir own. The President read parts of a message fro::n Ge!leral Eisenhower to P!'ime Minister Churchill at a time of crisis in Vietnam in 1954

Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

to make arrangements with the other side. can tell the other people you are ready to release ... '' Bunker The President then read the cable and reiterated that he does not believe we should overrule Bunker's recommendation. Rusk said it would be alright

Folder, "[October 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

this morning. (The President had Miss Nivens in Walt Ro stow' s office read the message over the telephone; the message thanked Wilson and Brown for standing firm despite party pressures.) We all have our peculiar problems; all of us have our setbacks

Folder, "West Indies (Trinidad, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda) Presidential Correspondence," Special Head of State Correspondence Files, NSF, Box 60 (Item)

at receiving Fredric R. Mann, who presented his letter of appointment as United States Special Representa tive to the West Indies (Associated) State of Dominica on May 13, 1968. IAJiv,.-, k}~ Benjamin H. Read Executive Secretary Enclosure: Letter from

Folder, "NSAM # 317: Audiosurveillance and Countermeasures Problems, 11/15/1964," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 5 (Item)

15 March 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable McGeorge Bundy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Mr. McCone has read the attached and asked that it be brought to your personal attention. WALTER ELDER Exe cu ti ve

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Stockpile Criteria, 10/31/1968, Volume 5, Tab 74," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

31, 1968; 12 :07 to 12 : 35 P . M. Stockpile Criteria The President: Read the order of business . (Cop y at TAB A ) He asked Governor Daniel to summarize the report of the commi ttee which had reviewed the cr iteria upon which s tockpil e

Folder, "Air Strike Targets North Vietnam, 8/64 - 9/64," Country Files, Vietnam, NSF, Box 228 (Item)

TARGET TO FIRST DAY OPERATIONS. TARGET NO. 72 615-0010 PORT WALLUT PORT FAC. B. PARA 3 G. ( 1 ) ( B ) SECOND DAY: CORRECTION: TARGET NO. 70fc SHOULD READ 70A4. B.E. 6 1 6 -0 0 0 3 VICE 6 1 6 -0 0 0 1 . C. PARA 3 G . ( 1 ) ( C ) . THIRD DAY: CORRECTION

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

, you asked Arn.bassador Harriman to return to Washington for consultation prior to Saturday meeting? The President: It is difficult to have a visit from them without problems, but I'll consider that. (Secretary Rusk read message that NLF

Folder, "Peace Data [removed from binder ][1941] [2 of 2]," Papers of Charles Marsh, Box 15 (Item)

be Note: Look up "precept " and "concept". Personally consider "oon" is inclusive, and "pre" is projective and particular. If an exact meaning bears me out, the words are properly used for others to read . It they do not, still I would use the words

Folder, "Steinbeck, John," White House Famous Names, Box 9 (Item)

, and they will pick up anything that will help them and they will read it. Just picking up propaganda leaflets -- and some of them have been pretty inept -- I've seen them -- is not enough. The messages now, I think should be -- come over, or go home, the war is over

Folder, "C.F.- CO 151 Korea - 1964, 1965, 1966," WHCF Confidential Files, Box 10 (Item)

Jim: I believe the three visits described in the attached memo should be considered along with those mentioned in Bram's memo of December 23, 1966. I have removed the telegrams referred to in the Read/Rostow memo because they have now been largely

Folder, "NSAM # 341: The Direction, Coordination and Supervision of Interdepartmental Activities Overseas, 3/2/1966, [1 of 2]" National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 7 (Item)

by the work of Senator Jackson's ,subcommittee. I testified before it and I have read all or most of its documents and re-read them when I was working on this project, so it is certainly fair, insofar as I was con cerned, to say I was influenced by the very

Folder, "Ex FG 245 Housing and Home Finance Agency, 9/24/65 -" WHCF FG, Box 288 (Item)

torce bas not been concerned witb the name or the identity WEAVER: ot tbe new Secretary?• No 0 I'don•t think 11 itos cc:m·cerned with -- I think if you read what tbe President going to advlse b~m re1a·ttve ment. Tbe t_~a~ torce said 9 to tbs

Folder, "NSAM # 304: U.S. Relations with Eastern Europe, 6/10/1964 [2 of 3]," National Security Action Memorandums, NSF, Box 4 (Item)

) writers' conferences in the US at every opportunity. Recent useful initiative in this regard has come from The Academy of American Poets, which has suggested the inclusion of Soviet poets in its program of poetry readings at the Solomon R. Guggenheim

Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 6, June 11-20, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)

. But the licensing of Moscow-Montreal- Havana flights would cut directly athwart that policy. It would greatly weaken the efforts to dissuade other flag lines from instituting service to Havana. It would be read through- out the Hemisphere not as another step

Folder, "January 26, 1968 - 11 a.m. Pueblo 7 - Senior advisors - McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, Helms, Nitze, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

is certain of this. The President said he had a different reading of the text. The President asked "Did he sign on?"). Berger said, not exactly. The tenor of most of the replies have been friendly. The President asked if there was any report on the nine

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Various Topics, Panama, etc.", 4/3/1964, Volume 1, Tab 7," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

of advising . The Pr es ident then turned to Panama and read the declaration which he sai d he would make this afternoon if the Council approved. He summarized the U . S. position on the Panama negotiations, i . e . , that we would not accept preconditions

Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 3, April 1-30, 1964 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

: First , t hat th~ •) I ( ldl· ' I. j I 11 n.., t~se.nt victims of aggression should adopt an at titude of n eutral ity . I c,1-t. 11 " tovvcaICds it 9 and second , . that these same vict ims should be r equired not t{Q) l i .vide~p read impr